Australia

AGL to shell out $200m to upgrade coal-fired Bayswater Power Station

The facility will have an additional 100MW capacity after the update.

Australian power suppliers to pay $3.9m in compensation over outages

Around 50,000 homes lost power, with some up to 30 hours, on 28 January.

Soaring power bills spark solar rush in Australian homes

Solar costs for residential users nosedived by 44% since 2012.

Australia eyes replacing clean energy target with National Energy Guarantee

Renewables will make up less than 40% of the power mix under the new policy.

AGL's 2GW Liddell plant will not be extended beyond 2022

The coal-fired plant's scheduled shut down in 2022 will push through.

Australia eyes creating its biggest virtual power plant

Energy Queensland and GreenSync will work on the project.

AGL reaches financial close on 453MW wind project

The project cost is estimated at US$671.2m.